Movie Review Archives

The Karate Kid

Fear does not exist on this podcast! Pain does not exist ...

Reviewed May 14, 2010

New Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of thugs, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei John Kreese. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate for self-defense and, later, preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai. Genres: Action, Drama, Family

Iron Man 2

Stop! Hammer time!

Reviewed May 13, 2010

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, with Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Why are you wearing headphones? You haven't downloaded us...

Reviewed May 1, 2010

Teenagers Nancy, Quentin, Kris, Jesse and Dean are all neighborhood friends who begin having the same dream of a horribly disfigured man who wears a tattered sweater and a glove made of knives. The man terrorizes them in their dreams, and the only escape is to wake up. But when, one by one, they start dying violently, the friends realize that what happens in the dream world is real, and the only way to stay alive is to stay awake. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Freddy vs. Jason

The movie so nice we reviewed it twice!

Reviewed Apr 23, 2010

Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenagers of Elm Street. Only this time, they're out to get each other, too. Genres: Horror

Wes Craven’s New Nightmare

Doesn't Wes Craven realize the trail of breadcrumbs got H...

Reviewed Apr 16, 2010

A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world? Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare

Now, wait a minute...hasn't Freddy been dead this entire ...

Reviewed Apr 9, 2010

Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their quest for answers leads to a certain house on Elm Street -- where the nightmares become reality. Genres: Comedy, Horror, Thriller

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

Good to see Quato is getting some work

Reviewed Apr 2, 2010

The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world. Genres: Horror, Thriller

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

I wonder if the Roach Motel was a brokered product placem...

Reviewed Mar 26, 2010

Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good. Genres: Horror, Thriller

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

The only thing that can defeat Freddy is a good mix of ha...

Reviewed Mar 19, 2010

A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams. Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge

Revenge? Really? Seems more like a return or a reprisal...

Reviewed Mar 12, 2010

A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world. Genres: Horror

A Nightmare on Elm Street

We're your boyfriends now, Nancy!

Reviewed Mar 5, 2010

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world... Genres: Horror

Shutter Island

Shutter Island? Whaddya wanna go theah foah?

Reviewed Feb 20, 2010

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

The Departed

The rat symbolizes obviousness

Reviewed Feb 12, 2010

To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them. Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

The Aviator

DON'T DRINK THAT! IT'S NOT LEMONADE!

Reviewed Feb 5, 2010

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. Genres: Drama

Gangs of New York

Lucky, this is Cameron Diaz. Cameron, this is Lucky. Now,...

Reviewed Jan 29, 2010

In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people. Genres: Crime, Drama, History

Back to the Future Part III

Listen, or we'll hunt you down like a duck.

Reviewed Jan 21, 2010

The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen. Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction

Back to the Future Part II

Great Scott! A Pair O' Docs!

Reviewed Jan 14, 2010

Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again. Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction

Back to the Future

What are you listening to, butthead?

Reviewed Jan 7, 2010

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985. Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction

Avatar

How can the graphics have more dimensions than the charac...

Reviewed Dec 19, 2009

In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Saw VI

A steam cage maze? Remember the good old days when it was...

Reviewed Dec 11, 2009

Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood. Genres: Horror, Thriller

Saw V

Thank GOD he had a ballpoint pen handy!

Reviewed Dec 4, 2009

Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Detective Mark Hoffman is commended as a hero, but Agent Strahm is suspicious, and delves into Hoffman's past. Meanwhile, another group of people are put through a series of gruesome tests. Genres: Crime, Horror, Thriller

Saw IV

Jigsaw puts a New Kid on the Ice Block!

Reviewed Nov 27, 2009

Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit. Genres: Crime, Horror, Thriller

Saw III

Jigsaw's brain is exposed in a room THAT dirty? Even if i...

Reviewed Nov 20, 2009

Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detectives scramble to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon and Jeff Reinhart are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard. Genres: Crime, Horror, Thriller

Saw II

Wouldn't you try to find a mirror before slicing off a pi...

Reviewed Nov 13, 2009

The chilling and relentless Jigsaw killer returns to terrorize the city once again. When a gruesome murder victim emerges with unmistakable traces of Jigsaw's sinister methods, Detective Eric Matthews is thrust into a high-stakes investigation. To his surprise, apprehending Jigsaw seems almost too easy, but what he doesn't realize is that being caught is merely another piece of Jigsaw's intricate puzzle. Genres: Horror